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15
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Mike de Leon
Directing
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 223844
IMDb ID: nm0209672
Known for: Directing
Born: May 24, 1947
Died: August 28, 2025
Age: 78
Place of birth: Manila, Philippines
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2019
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 7.34
Wikidata: Q6846530
Also known as
Miguel de Leon
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Director of Photography (1)Producer (4)Screenplay (2)Additional Camera (1)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Miguel Pamintuan de Leon (May 24, 1947 – August 28, 2025), also known as Mike de Leon, was a Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer. De Leon's films are a full reflection of the Filipino psyche that sought answer for questions on social class belonging, political absurdities, and fragmentations in various forms.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mike de Leon.
Mr. Li
Director
2019 Movie
Swamp Patch
Director
2019 Movie
Never Again
Director
2016 Movie
8.0
Omens
Director
2008 Movie
7.7
Third World Hero
Director
2000 Movie
5.0
Aliwan Paradise
Director
1993 Movie
1.0
Southern Winds
Director
1993 Movie
6.6
An Indivisible Heaven
Director
1985 Movie
6.7
Sister Stella L.
Director
1984 Movie
5.6
Batch '81
Director
1982 Movie
8.2
Kisapmata
Director
1981 Movie
7.4
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
Director
1980 Movie
6.0
Aguila
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
6.5
The Rites of May
Director
1976 Movie
Monologo
Director
1975 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mike de Leon.
8.2
Kisapmata
Director
1981 Movie
Monologo
Director
1975 Movie
6.0
Aguila
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
5.6
Batch '81
Director
1982 Movie
7.3
Manila in the Claws of Light
Producer
1975 Movie
6.5
Room 666
as Self
1982 Movie
7.0
Moments in a Stolen Dream
Screenplay
1977 Movie
7.4
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
Director
1980 Movie
6.7
Sister Stella L.
Director
1984 Movie
Manila... A Filipino Film
Producer
1975 Movie
6.5
The Rites of May
Director
1976 Movie
6.6
An Indivisible Heaven
Director
1985 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mike de Leon.
7.0
Citizen Jake
Producer
2018 Movie
An Actor Remembers
Producer
2006 Movie
Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of War
Additional Camera
1991 Movie
Prisoner in the Dark
Screenplay
1986 Movie
7.0
Moments in a Stolen Dream
Screenplay
1977 Movie
7.3
Manila in the Claws of Light
Producer
1975 Movie
Manila... A Filipino Film
Producer
1975 Movie
Happy Days Are Here Again
Executive Producer
1974 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mike de Leon.